So, you may have read my earlier posting about spending Christmas with Jason's parents. For a present, they gave me a piece of artwork that Jason did when he was 11 years old (1980). It was done the year I was born - which is creepy and sweet all at the same time. LOL Anyway - it was the most awesome gift I've ever received, and I loved it the instant I opened it. Here's how it looked when I got it:
The frame was very simple, just a wood frame that Jason and his dad had built together. It was very sweet. The matting was clearly just a sheet of paper that had a hole cut out of it. I loved it just the way it was.
But when I got home and it arrived (had to ship it back here), I decided that it was just too beautiful and needed to be showcased better. So, I made the decision to get it re-matted and re-framed so that I could properly display it in my apartment. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever image how amazing it would look. I was literally blown away when I picked it up at the framing store tonight. I actually started crying right there in the store. I was just bowled over with emotions. Here's how it looks now.
I hung it up in my apartment as soon as I got home, and immediately felt something. I felt Jason. I felt him here in my apartment for the first time since he was alive and actually here. I feel like I actually have a piece of him here with me now, and it's so incredibly comforting. It's amazing how one thing, one piece of art, can bring so much life, so much feeling into a place.
Anyway, I just had to share his beautiful art with you. I still can't believe that he did it.
Until next time --
Stuart
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